Poseidon aeration compressor cuts Cermaq’s carbon footprint

CERMAQ Canada cut

CO2 emissions from its operations by more than 76,000kg in 2021 using a new aeration technology from Poseidon Ocean Systems.

Cermaq has been trialling Poseidon’s Flowpressor™ aeration compressor systems at two of the salmon farmer’s sites in British Columbia.The trial took place at the Simmonds Point and Wehlis Bay farms from May through November 2021, and involved using Flowpressors to power Cermaq’s standard harmful algae bloom (HAB) systems instead of conventional diesel compressors.

BrockThomson, Cermaq Canada’s Innovation Director, said:“The trial demonstrated the viability of the Flowpressor technology to power our existing conventional bloommitigation equipment, while producing 60% less greenhouse gas emissions.

“The overall result is that we have slashed emissions and dramatically reduced our fuel costs while improving overall performance of the mitigation system.”